Expanded Quality Data for Physician Compare/ Hospital Compare

The MLN Connects® Provider eNews contains important news, announcements, and updates for health care professionals. Thursday, December 17, 2015 Editor's Note Happy holidays from the eNews staff! The next regular edition of the eNews will be released on Thursday, January 7, 2016.  Can't view the image? Read the eNews! View this edition as a PDF In This Edition: MLN Connects® Events ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2019 Final Rule Call — Register Now Collecting Data on Global Surgery as Required by MACRA Listening Session — Registration Now Open IMPACT Act: Connecting Post-Acute Care across the Care Continuum Call — Registration Opening Soon New Audio Recording and Transcript Available Announcements CMS Expands Quality Data on Physician Compare and Hospital Compare CMS Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program: FY 2016 Results Corrections Made to 2016 DMEPOS Fee Schedules Claims, Pricers, and Codes January 2016 Average Sales Price Files Available FY 2016 Inpatient PPS PC Pricer Update Available Claims Processing Issue for Reference Laboratory and Anti-markup Payment Limitation Services Resolved Medicare Learning Network® Videos CMS Provider Minute: Hospital Discharge Day Management Services Video — New What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule?  Tips to Protect Your Patients' Privacy Video — New Medicare Learning Network Publications Reading a Professional Remittance Advice Booklet — Revised New MLN Provider Compliance Fast Fact Like the eNews? Have suggestions? Please let us know! The Medicare Learning Network®, MLN Connects®, and MLN Matters® are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).